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The proposal is to subdivide permanent parcel No. 264-07-025 (recently annexed), located south of Cook Road and east of Bronson Road, into forty four (44) B-Residential sublot's and two (2) Remnant blocks. Note that Re-Zoning (item No.2, this agenda) is required. Chairman Tallon called all interested parties forward to review their proposal. Mr. Zwick the Engineer came forward to discuss the proposals. Mr. Zwick reviewed that he is a professional engineer and has been hired by Hennie homes, whom would like to develop this parcel into single family homes. Hennie homes would like to request that the parcel of land that was recently annexed to the City of North Olmsted be rezoned B-single family residential. Currently the land has no zoning in the City of North Olmsted. Drawings showing the land to be rezoned have been submitted, a pulmonary plat and an engineering plan for sewer and water mains which will be extended has been submitted. Mr. Tallon indicated that the proposed street looked to be a cul-de-sac and questioned the City Engineer about the requirements for a cul-de-sac. Mr. Deichmann indicated that the plans showed 500 feet to a street stub that goes nowhere. Planning Commission and Council can and has waived the requirement for the length of a cul-de-sac. Mr. Tallon questioned where the street stub abutted too. Mr. Zwich suggested that the street abutted to the limit of North Olmsted. Mr. Spalding questioned if Hennie Homes owned the land the street abutted. Mr. Zwick indicated that the, entire land was 231/2 acres of land, which is an unusual shape. The lot is an L shape and the road will be extended down the middle of the land, as there is not to many ways in which you can lay it out. The rear land of the L would not be developed but retained to be used as a block or buffer. Mr. Spalding suggested that the rear land being created appeared to be landlocked. Mr. Zwick suggested that there was an opening left in the rear of the cul-de-sac for access to the land. The opening will be 15 feet wide from the cul- de-sac to the street. Mrs. O'Rourke questioned what the land to the south was currently zoned. Mr. Zwick suggested it was zoned cominercial. Chairman Tallon voiced a concern that the 15 feet access at the cul-de-sac was not wide enough. Mr. Spalding questioned how the proposed Block-B would be developed in the future as there was no access to the land. Mr. Tallon questioned if the applicant was creating a deadlock piece of land. W. Dubelko indicated that the land was developable, as there was a 15foot-access drive in the cul-de-sac. Mr. Deichmann indicated that the lot would not have frontage as far as width if the lot is created. Mr. Hreha questioned why the proposed street was placed in the middle of the lot when it leads nowhere. Mrs. O'Rourke asked if the small street dead-ends to the middle of a residential lot. Mr. Zwick indicated that the street would dead-end into Olmsted Township property. Mr. Tallon questioned the Law Department as to whether or not the Stub Street shown on the site plan could be considered a street. Mr. Dubelko commented that he would need to research the subdivision code to make a determination. Mr. Spalding questioned Block A. Mr. Zwick indicated that Block A would be used to meet the requirement of maintaining water on the current land. The lot is a heavily wooded area that will home a lake like above ground water retention. Once the development is completed Block A would be turned over to the homeowners association. It will be up to the association to maintain Block A or the lake area. There will be a fence around the lake. Mr. Tallon suggested that a lake was just a cheep way to meet the code requirements for maintaining the water on the land. Mr. Zwick indicated that his study showed that an underground water retention system would need to be a mile long. The only place that it could be placed is behind the proposed homes. The owners would like to save as many trees as they can on the land and if a retention system is put behind the homes, they can not save as many trees. Mr. Tallon questioned why it could not be placed under the street. Mr. Zwick commented 4